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Horn of Africa | The Mesob Journal • Mesob Journal
Port imperialism has become a central claim in Eritrean arguments against foreign logistics concessions at Red Sea gateways. This analysis weighs that critique against the commercial realities facing Massawa and Assab, and asks where sovereign defence ends and self-inflicted isolation begins.
A senior Eritrean delegation held talks with Saudi officials in Riyadh on Tuesday, continuing a series of meetings focused on expanding bilateral cooperation, with trade, investment and energy emerging as key areas of discussion. The delegation includes Hagos Gebrehiwet, Head of
There are verified reports that the United Arab Emirates has been directly paying United Nations officials to silence them, and if that accusation alone shocks the conscience, it is only because the full architecture of influence that surrounds it has remained hidden for so long.
An AI-assisted influence campaign, documented supply networks and Ethiopia's military buildup expose the distance between the language of peace and the means of continuing war.
African Union Day, Without the Hegemonic Gloss: Africa’s digital future will not be authored by any single state. Sovereignty is continental, distributed, and non-transferable. The next frontier belongs to Africans who build without dependency, govern without external leverage, and innovate without narrative gatekeepers.
Investigators document substantial UAE-linked support for the RSF, while findings on Ethiopian fighters and separate evidence from Asosa raise further questions about the war’s regional support system.
The dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Nile has evolved from a disagreement over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam into a broader geopolitical confrontation over water security, national sovereignty and regional power.
Asmara says stronger national institutions, domestic financing and respect for sovereignty should anchor reform of the African Union’s peace and security system.